Carl Sandburg HS: Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... lettered all four years in high school ... as a senior, finished with 42 tackles, eight sacks and three forced fumbles on a team that finished 4-5 ... ranked as one of the top defensive ends at the Ann Arbor Nike Training Camp ... his shuttle speed of 4.37 seconds ranked as the third fastest at the camp ... as a junior, the Eagles finished 7-5 and advanced to the IHSA Class 8A Quarterfinals ... posted 34 tackles and six sacks his junior season ... coached by Marty Balle.

Data: Born 11-20-87 in Oak Lawn, Ill. ... son of Bradley Strutz and Sharon Payette ... has an older brother Steven.